INDIANAPOLIS—James Hinchcliffe is no longer looking for a way to get into the Indianapolis 500. Missing IndyCar’s showcase race, which is worth double points, likely takes James Hinchcliffe out of the series championship hunt. The Honda spots featuring Hinchcliffe are expected to run throughout the race and the primary sponsor of Hinchcliffe’s No. Speculation centred primarily on his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates: Jay Howard, an Indy 500-only driver, and rookie Robert Wickens, who crashed in Monday’s practice. Article Continued BelowWhen race purists celebrated the return of bumping during qualifying at Indy, nobody expected Hinchcliffe to be in this position.

Source: thestar May 23, 2018 22:18 UTC